光(guāng)

HSK 36 strokes

light

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
guāng
Meaning
light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 光 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⺌兀

A person 儿 carrying a torch 火

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

⺌兀wù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 光 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 光

Common words using 光 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不guāng光
HSK 3

not the only one; not only

Open 不光 page →
guāng光míng明
HSK 3

light

Open 光明 page →
yáng阳guāng光
HSK 3

sunshine

Open 阳光 page →
guāng光pán盘
HSK 4

compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM

Open 光盘 page →
guāng光lín临
HSK 4

(formal) to honor with one's presence

Open 光临 page →
dēng灯guāng光
HSK 4

(stage) lighting

Open 灯光 page →
guāng光róng荣
HSK 5

honor and glory

Open 光荣 page →
guāng光xiàn线
HSK 5

light ray

Open 光线 page →

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 光’s common words

不明阳盘临灯荣线

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